unsatisfactory
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adjective \-ˌsa-təs-ˈfak-t(ə-)rē\Definition of UNSATISFACTORY
: not satisfactory
— un·sat·is·fac·to·ri·ly \-t(ə-)rə-lē\ adverb
— un·sat·is·fac·to·ri·ness \-t(ə-)rē-nəs\ noun
See Examples of UNSATISFACTORY
- He was fired for unsatisfactory performance.
- <an unsatisfactory first attempt at building a birdhouse>
First Known Use of UNSATISFACTORY
circa 1650
Related to UNSATISFACTORY
- Synonyms
- bastard, bush, bush-league, crummy (also crumby), deficient, dissatisfactory, ill, inferior, lame, lousy, off, paltry, poor, punk, sour, suboptimal, subpar, substandard, unacceptable, bad, wack [slang], wanting, wretched, wrong
- Antonyms
- acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, fine, OK (or okay), passable, respectable, satisfactory, standard, tolerable
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